Paul Costinel has been the Manager of Genoil's Water Treatment Division in Edmonton, Alberta since 2000. Mr. Costinel holds a B.Sc. degree in Naval Electro-Mechanics. Prior to joining Genoil, Mr. Costinel held a similar position with CE3 Technologies Inc., an oil and gas engineering company acquired by Genoil Inc. in 1999. During his tenure, Mr. Costinel designed a novel water treatment plant for a sand washing process currently owned by Genoil. His initiatives led to a new method for processing contaminated water in upstream distillation plants in addition to the introduction of innovative concepts and equipment for cleaning sands contaminated with hydrocarbons. More recently, Mr. Costinel was instrumental in designing the world's fastest disk stack centrifugal separator as part of Genoil's hydrogen research program.

Paul Costinel started his career at Navrom Shipping Corporation, in Constanta, Romania. Subsequently, Mr. Costinel held the post of Chief Engineer in the Northwest Territories and Senior Engineer Officer with the B.C. Ferries Corporation. Responsibilities included engine room personnel, organizing initiatives for effective vessel operation, and for preparing vessels for annual inspections, etc. As a Marine Engineer, Mr. Costinel holds a First Class Certificate from Transport Canada (Ottawa).

Among Paul Costinel's numerous achievements are several patented inventions with applications in oil-water separation, water treatment and production sand washing. Mr. Costinel also possesses valuable knowledge in the fields of safety and environmental protection.